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DaveM

DaveM

I'm Dave Menzies a digital entrepreneur, photographer and guitarist. I live on the Argyll coast of Scotland. My partner and I write, record and produce our own music and videos in our home studio. I love to help individuals discover the lifestyle freedom offered by the digital world and guitarists to develop their own style.

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guitar lessons online
May 12, 20220Comments

Making Simple But Exciting Guitar Music

Our One Chord Played 3 ways Song Making simple but exciting guitar music was never our band’s aim. It happened once when. almost by accident we wrote a song called
by DaveM
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May 5, 20220Comments

Buying Your First Guitar

Buying Your first guitar is something you will never forget for either good reasons or bad, probably a mix of both. But the important thing is that it is a
by DaveM
DIY acoustic panels - Picture of a home made acoustic panel in situ in the writer's studio
home recording
April 29, 20220Comments

DIY Acoustic Panels Project

I mentioned my DIY acoustic panels In a recent post about my home studio and promised I’d describe how I came up with them. Here it is. If you’ve ever done
by DaveM
View from the desk of author's home studio
home recording
April 25, 20224Comments

Home Recording On A Shoestring Budget

Home recording on a shoestring budget had really never been more possible. I’ve been doing it for many years and now have my best set up yet. Ironically it has
by DaveM
guitar lessons online
April 21, 20220Comments

Learning Guitar Online

Learning guitar online wasn’t even a thing when I cajoled my folks into buying me my first guitar. I was 12, it was a Landola nylon strung cheapo and me
by DaveM
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April 14, 20220Comments

Electric Guitar Amp Plugins 

I’m fairly new to electric guitar amp plugins though I’m no stranger to digital amp simulators. I love my Boss GT100 and use it for most of my recording needs.
by DaveM
The Universal Audio Volt 276 audio interface
recording tools
March 10, 20220Comments

Universal Audio Volt 276 Review

I’ve just bought a Universal Audio Volt 276 audio interface and I love it. A lot. In my years of  working with analogue mixers I always added a little compression
by DaveM
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recording tools
February 24, 20220Comments

Recording Guitar In The Box – Glass, Open Heart

Since buying Logic Pro X back in 2020 my partner Mo and I have been reworking some of our old songs and writing some new ones. I used to record
by DaveM
online guitar lessons for not quite beginners
guitar lessons online
February 22, 20220Comments

Guitar Lessons For Not Quite Beginners

I’m quite far in to creating an online course of guitar lessons for not quite beginners. I might just call it that. It’s aimed at people who maybe learned a
by DaveM
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December 22, 20210Comments

Using Scales In Your Solos

The dreaded modes! Whether you know them or not you will always be using scales in your solos. Some argue that it’s better to know the sound and feel of them
by DaveM
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